Auntie Merelyn was a warm and friendly lady, I will always look back with fond memories of her. She would always join in with banter and was always a great laugh. Rest in peace Auntie Merelyn! Sorry for your great loss Uncle David, Melissa and Joe, my thoughts are with you. Mark.

Whenever I think of Auntie Merelyn, I think of laughter and fun. She invariably arrived at the many 'Knight Gatherings' with a delicious home-made trifle in her hands. I was always pleased to see her as she was upbeat and happy, and made everyone feel at ease. I have many happy memories of these family gatherings; of playing with cousins while the grown-ups shared humorous anecdotes in the kitchen. To this day, I still joke about 'the Knight wheeze' which I swear is a certain type of laughter that many family members seem to share, Auntie Merelyn included! I loved spending time in Uncle David and Auntie Merelyn's home in Callington – the Soda Stream was much coveted by Paul, Mark and I as kids! My parents like to remind me that Dave and Merelyn liked to choose 'quirky' presents for us children, which were great fun for us but not so much for my mum and dad who had to endure pump action water pistols and drums for example! Another memory I have is of going to a firework display with Uncle David, Auntie Merelyn, Melissa and Jo. Auntie Merelyn remarked on how everyone always made the same noises whilst watching fireworks - 'oooooooh' and 'aaaaaaaah'. We then spent most of that display making the same noises and laughing, and I still think of that every time I watch fireworks to this day. Auntie Merelyn was always very welcoming and made sure we had plenty of refreshments to hand. This continued through to my adulthood, when Paul (hubby) and I stayed overnight in Callington on route to Exeter airport and were made to feel very welcome indeed. We will all miss you lovely Auntie Merelyn and remember you with great fondness and love. Until we meet again at the great family reunion in the sky!! All my love, Suzie (and Paul and Kirsten) xxx

We were all so sorry to hear of the passing of Merelyn after her long drawn out illness. We have very pleasant memories of David and Merelyn's visit over here in Canada and of the numerous trips we made to various beauty spots including the falls at Niagara . Both Dave and Merelyn were such excellent company and my house was filled with laughter and good humour. Merelyn had a great amount of knowledge and enjoyed every aspect of nature and so we we were able to spend a good amount of time enjoying the varied Canadian wild life in which she took such an interest. On a humorous note , we took a trip to Sarnia , about sixty five kilometers, and on arrival there whilst parking the key broke off in the ignition. Fortunately we were still able to start the vehicle but had to turn around and head for home. Once again the situation was treated with their customary good humour. While over here on their visit it was obvious how caring Merelyn was as a mother and how much she thought about her children Melissa and Joseph, and of course , her grand children. They were a constant part of her conversation. She was a very good and proud Mother and I am sure she will be very sadly missed by them all. David and Merelyn appeared to be the perfect partners. They shared similar interests in Art , had similar tastes in music Both were teachers and both had the same quick witted sense of humour. These aptitudes made for a long and loving relationship which was sadly marred by Merelyn's prolonged and inexplicable illness . As an integral part of our family she will be missed by one and all . Tim , Jonathan and family and Joshua and family.